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Family Concerts HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR III Sunday October 28 at 2 p.m.
Symphony Under the Sea Friday March 8 at 7 p.m.
FABLES, FANTASY, AND FOLKLORE
Sunday May 12 at 2 p.m.
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Pre-Concert Activities begin 1 hour prior to each performance.
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Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The Cleveland Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Roster of Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 PNC Musical Rainbows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Musical Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Family of Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Student Ticket Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Unscramble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Education Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-27 Musical Arts Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Performing Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Severance Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
October 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Conductor: Kelly Corcoran . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Pre-Concert Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
17 Symphony Under the Sea March 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Conductor: Robert Franz . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The Singing Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
21 Fables, Fantasy, and Folklore May 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Conductor: Michael Butterman. . . . . . . . 20
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Dear Families, Welcome to Severance Hall and the 42nd season of Cleveland Orchestra Family Concerts! Whether this is your first time or you are a return visitor, we know you’ll enjoy these entertaining and engaging orchestra concerts in awesome Severance Hall. The first Family Concerts were performed in 1970 and were originally called “Key Concerts” because they “opened the door” to classical music for young people and families.
Our season begins with Halloween Spooktacular III on October 28, a new Family Concert tradition. Our program of “Tales and Terrors” features some of the most deliciously spooky music ever composed — just right for little ghouls and goblins! The afternoon starts with Halloween-themed pre-concert activities including a Costume Contest, the Thriller Dancers, and Instrument Discovery (where kids can try out different instruments and discover their inner musician!). Best-costume prizes will be awarded onstage during the concert to audience members and orchestra musicians! The Family Concert season continues on Friday evening, March 8, at 7 p.m., with Symphony Under the Sea. Submerge yourself in wet, watery, and wonderful music — including Disney’s beloved theme to The Little Mermaid, Handel’s Water Music, and more — as we go under the sea with The Cleveland Orchestra! Cleveland’s wonderful Singing Angels will join the Orchestra for a musical family night to remember. In addition, young orchestra students from the El Sistema@Rainey program provide a pre-concert performance at 6:00 pm. On Sunday afternoon, May 12, at 2 p.m., discover how composers use music to bring characters and plots to life in Fables, Fantasy, and Folklore and help us create a new musical story with your imagination and the help of The Cleveland Orchestra! This highly interactive concert includes such classics as Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade (based on Tales from the Arabian Nights) and Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King.” Bring your family and your imagination to this fun-filled musical afternoon. After each concert this season, stop by the Cleveland Orchestra Store to check out the terrific collection of books and CDs, gift items, and logo-wear for kids and adults — and pick up a special souvenir courtesy of series sponsor, The Giant Eagle Foundation. We are delighted to welcome your family to Severance Hall throughout this season as you create new traditions and enduring family memories. Remember to make music a part of your life every day!
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Joan Katz Napoli, Director Education & Community Programs The Cleveland Orchestra Welcome
The Cleveland Orchestra of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, The Cleveland Orchestra has become one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world. In concerts at its winter home at Severance Hall and at each summer’s Blossom Festival, in residencies from Miami to Vienna, and on tour around the world, The Cleveland Orchestra sets standards of artistic excellence, creative programming, and community engagement. The partnership with Franz Welser-Möst, now in its eleventh season — and with a commitment to the Orchestra’s centennial in 2018 u n d e r th e l e a d e r shi p
— has moved the ensemble forward with a series of new and ongoing initiatives, including: the establishment of residencies around the world, fostering creative artistic growth and an expanded financial base, including an ongoing residency at the Vienna Musikverein (the first of its kind by an American orchestra); expansion of education and community programs in Northeast Ohio to make music an integral and regular part of everyday life for more people; the
2012-13 season includes the launch of an annual Neighborhood Residency program that will bring The Cleveland Orchestra to neighborhoods throughout the region for an intensive week of special activities and performances. First stop: the Gordon Square District in Cleveland’s Detroit/Shoreway neighborhood; an ongoing residency in Florida, under the name Cleveland Orchestra Miami, involving an annual series of concerts and community activities, coupled with an expansive set of educational presentations and collaborations (based on successful educational programs pioneered at home in Cleveland); creative new artistic collaborations, including staged works and chamber music performances, with arts institutions in Northeast Ohio and in Miami; an array of new concert offerings (including Fridays@7 and Celebrity Series at Severance Hall as well as movie, themed, and family presentations at Blossom) to make a wider variety of concerts more available and affordable; a concentrated and ongoing effort to develop future generations of audiences for Cleveland Orchestra concerts in Northeast Ohio, through research, targeted discounts, social media offers and promotion, and student ticket programs; concert tours from coast to coast in the United States, including annual appearances at Carnegie Hall; regular concert tours to Europe (including residencies at the Lucerne Festival) and Asia; Severance Hall 2012-13
ongoing recording activities, including new releases under the direction of Franz Welser-Möst, Mitsuko Uchida, and Pierre Boulez, as well as a series of DVD concert presentations of symphonies by Anton Bruckner; continuing and expanded educational partnerships with schools, colleges, and universities across Northeast Ohio and in the Miami-Dade community; additional new residencies at Indiana University and at New York’s Lincoln Center Festival; the return of ballet as a regular part of the Orchestra’s presentations, featuring performances by The Joffrey Ballet; the 2012-13 season includes the Orchestra’s first fully staged performances of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. The Cleveland Orchestra was founded in 1918 by a group of local citizens intent on creating an ensemble worthy of joining America’s ranks of major symphony orchestras. Over the ensuing decades, the Orchestra quickly grew from a fine regional organization to being one of the most admired symphony orchestras in the world. The opening in 1931 of Severance Hall as the Orchestra’s home brought a special pride to the ensemble and its hometown, as well as providing an enviable and intimate acoustic environment in which to develop and refine the Orchestra’s artistry. Year-round performances became a reality in 1968 with the opening of Blossom Music Center, one of the most beautiful and acoustically admired outdoor concert facilities in the United States.
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James FEDDECK Assistant Conductor Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair
ROBERT PORCO director of choruses Frances P. and Chester C. Bolton Chair
FIRST VIOLINS William Preucil concertmaster
Blossom-Lee Chair
Yoko Moore
assistant concertmaster
Clara G. and George P. Bickford Chair
Peter Otto
First associate concertmaster
Jung-Min Amy Lee
Associate concertmaster
Gretchen D. and Ward Smith Chair
Takako Masame
Paul and Lucille Jones Chair
Wei-Fang Gu
Drs. Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau Chair
Kim Gomez
Elizabeth and Leslie Kondorossy Chair
Chul-In Park
Harriet T. and David L. Simon Chair
Miho Hashizume
Theodore Rautenberg Chair
Jeanne Preucil Rose
Dr. Larry J.B. and Barbara S. Robinson Chair
Alicia Koelz
Oswald and Phyllis Lerner Gilroy Chair
Yu Yuan
Patty and John Collinson Chair
Isabel Trautwein
Trevor and Jennie Jones Chair
Mark Dumm
Gladys B. Goetz Chair
Alexandra Preucil Katherine Bormann Ying Fu
SECOND VIOLINS Stephen Rose *
Alfred M. and Clara T. Rankin Chair
Emilio Llinas
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James and Donna Reid Chair Patricia M. Kozerefski and Richard J. Bogomolny Chair
Elayna Duitman Ioana Missits Carolyn Gadiel Warner Stephen Warner Sae Shiragami Vladimir Deninzon Sonja Braaten Molloy Scott Weber Kathleen Collins Beth Woodside Emma Shook Jeffrey Zehngut VIOLAS Robert Vernon *
Chaillé H. and Richard B. Tullis Chair
Lynne Ramsey 1
Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball Chair
Stanley Konopka 2 Mark Jackobs
Jean Wall Bennett Chair
Arthur Klima Richard Waugh Lisa Boyko Lembi Veskimets Eliesha Nelson Joanna Patterson Zakany Patrick Connolly
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cellos Mark Kosower*
Louis D. Beaumont Chair
Richard Weiss 1
The GAR Foundation Chair
Charles Bernard 2
Helen Weil Ross Chair
Bryan Dumm
Muriel and Noah Butkin Chair
Tanya Ell Ralph Curry Brian Thornton David Alan Harrell Paul Kushious Martha Baldwin Thomas Mansbacher BASSES Maximilian Dimoff *
Clarence T. Reinberger Chair
Kevin Switalski 2 Scott Haigh 1
Mary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Chair
Mark Atherton Thomas Sperl Henry Peyrebrune
Charles Barr Memorial Chair
Charles Carleton Scott Dixon Derek Zadinsky HARP Trina Struble *
Alice Chalifoux Chair
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O rc h estr a FLUTES Joshua Smith *
Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Chair
Saeran St. Christopher Marisela Sager 2
Austin B. and Ellen W. Chinn Chair
Mary Kay Fink PICCOLO Mary Kay Fink
Anne M. and M. Roger Clapp Chair
OBOES Frank Rosenwein * Edith S. Taplin Chair
Mary Lynch Jeffrey Rathbun 2
Everett D. and Eugenia S. McCurdy Chair
Robert Walters english horn Robert Walters
Samuel C. and Bernette K. Jaffe Chair
clarinets Franklin Cohen *
Robert Marcellus Chair
Robert Woolfrey Daniel McKelway 2
Robert R. and Vilma L. Kohn Chair
Linnea Nereim
horns Richard King *
George Szell Memorial Chair
Michael Mayhew
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Jesse McCormick Hans Clebsch Richard Solis Alan DeMattia
keyboard instruments Joela Jones *
James P. and Dolores D. Storer Chair
Michael Miller CORNETs Michael Sachs *
contrabassoon Jonathan Sherwin
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Marjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair
Michael Miller TROMBONES Massimo La Rosa*
orchestra Personnel Carol Lee Iott
Gilbert W. and Louise I. Humphrey Chair
Richard Stout
Alexander and Marianna C. McAfee Chair
bass trombone Thomas Klaber
tuba Yasuhito Sugiyama* Nathalie C. Spence and Nathalie S. Boswell Chair
Sandra L. Haslinger Chair
Jonathan Sherwin
Rudolf Serkin Chair
Carolyn Gadiel Warner
librarians Robert O’Brien Donald Miller
Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein Chair
bass clarINEt Linnea Nereim
Wiliiam Hestand* Barrick Stees 2
Margaret Allen Ireland Chair
Jack Sutte Lyle Steelman2
Robert and Eunice Podis Weiskopf Chair
euphonium and bass trumpet Richard Stout
Louise Harkness Ingalls Chair
percussion Jacob Nissly *
TRUMPETS Michael Sachs *
Shachar Israel 2
bassoons John Clouser *
Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chair
Tom Freer 2
Donald Miller Tom Freer Marc Damoulakis
E-flat clarinet Daniel McKelway
Stanley L. and Eloise M. Morgan Chair
timpani Paul Yancich *
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Karyn Garvin Manager
Endowed chairs currently unoccupied assistant concertmaster
Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr. Glenn R. Brown Chair
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Pre-Concert Spooktacular III October 28 Pre-concert activities for the “Halloween Spooktacular!” concert include: Halloween Spooktacular III Costume (Reinberger Chamber Hall, ground floor)
Contest
To enter the contest, join the line at Reinberger Chamber Hall. Five prizes, including a Grand Prize, will be awarded, with consideration given to “most original” and “spookiest” costumes. Judging begins in Reinberger Chamber Hall at 1:00 p.m. Finalists will be announced at 1:45 p.m. Contestants must be present to be eligible to win. Prizes will be awarded onstage during the “Halloween Spooktacular III” concert. Hosted by Dianne Palmer.
Thriller Dancers from the Dance (Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer)
Centre by Heidi Glynias
Audiences are welcome to join in with these young spooky dancers as Michael Jackson’s Thriller Dance comes to Severance Hall for the first time! Instrument Discovery with Royalton Music (Smith Lobby, ground floor)
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Kids can discover their “inner musician” by trying out orchestral instruments with the assistance of Royalton Music Center staff.
Terence Cranendonk Terence Cranendonk is an actor, director, and playwright who has appeared at Severance Hall with The Cleveland Orchestra in several previous concert presentations. His Cleveland area performances include engagements at Cleveland Play House, Kennedy’s at PlayhouseSquare, Cleveland Public Theatre, and Theatre Ninjas. He was a member of the New World Performance Laboratory (1992-99), with whom he toured and performed throughout the Midwest, Europe, and South America. Mr. Cranendonk has performed Off Broadway and regionally at venues including the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., New York’s Public Theatre, Home for Contemporary Theatre, and Target Margin. He received a bachelor’s degree in theater from Yale University, and his master’s degree from the University of Akron. He also studied acting with the Polish Laboratory Theatre’s Ryszard Cieslak, as well as at the Michael Chekhov Studio, and is a graduate of the Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre. Severance Hall 2012-13
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Kelly Corcoran The 2012-13 season marks Kelly Corcoran’s sixth season as associate conductor with the Nashville Symphony. She is making her Cleveland Orchestra debut with this afternoon’s concert. During her time with the Nashville Symphony, Ms. Corcoran has conducted a variety of programs, including concerts on the Symphony’s Classical Series and Pops Series, and has served as the primary conductor for the orchestra’s education and community engagement performances. She also conducted the Nashville Symphony’s recording collaboration with Riders in the Sky, titled Lassoed Live, at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. As a guest conductor, Ms. Corcoran has led major orchestras throughout the United States, including performances with the orchestras of Atlanta, Colorado, Charlotte, Detroit, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Naples, Utah, and Washington D.C. In 2009, she made her South American debut with the Orquesta Sinfónica UNCuyo in Mendoza, Argentina, and has subsequently returned to lead multiple subscription programs. Awarded an honorable mention as part of the Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship program, Kelly Corcoran studied with Marin Alsop and shared performances with her and the Colo-
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rado Symphony and the Bournemouth Symphony in the United Kingdom. Prior to her position in Nashville, she completed three seasons as assistant conductor for the Canton Symphony Orchestra in Ohio and as music director of the Canton Youth Symphony and the Cleveland-area Heights Chamber Orchestra. She has held additional posts as assistant music director of the Nashville Opera, and founder and music director of the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra. She was also a fellow with the New World Symphony, working with Michael Tilson Thomas. Originally from Massachusetts, Ms. Corcoran was a member of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus for over a decade. She received a bachelor of music degree in vocal performance from the Boston Conservatory and a master of music in instrumental conducting from Indiana University. She currently serves as a member of the conducting faculty at the New York Summer Music Festival. For more information, please visit www.kellycorcoran.net.
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Family Concert No. 1
HALLOWEEN SPoOKTACULAR III October 28 Sunday
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The Cleveland Orchestra Kelly Corcoran, conductor with Terence Cranendonk, actor “Witch’s Ride” from Hansel and Gretel by engelbert humperdinck Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565 by johann sebastian bach (orchestral arrangement by Leopold Stokowski) organ solo: Joela Jones
Baba Yaga, Opus 56 by anatoli liadov Danse macabre, Opus 40 by camille saint-saËns Night on Bald Mountain by modest mussorgsky (arranged by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) “Infernal Dance of King Kastcheï” from The Firebird by igor stravinsky
The Family Concert Series is sponsored by The Giant Eagle Foundation.
The concert runs approximately one hour.
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The Vivacious Viola
Lisa Boyko, viola Friday November 30 at 10 a.m. Saturday December 1 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
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The Fabulous Flute
Marisela Sager, flute Friday March 22 at 10 a.m. Saturday March 23 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
The Virtuoso Violin
Beth Woodside, violin Friday April 26 at 10 a.m. Saturday April 27 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
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Hans Clebsch, horn Friday May 24 at 10 a.m. Saturday May 25 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. PN C H oliday R ainbows
The Music of Chanukah
Friday December 7 at 10 a.m. at The Temple-Tifereth Israel Saturday December 9 at 12:30 p.m. at The Temple-Tifereth Israel
A Celebration of Kwanzaa
Thursday December 13 at 10 a.m. at Karamu House
Christmas Brass Quintet
Friday December 14 at 10 a.m. at Severance Hall Saturday December 15 at 11 a.m. at Severance Hall Tickets are just $7 each. Availa’ble through the Severance Hall Ticket Office or online at clevelandorchestra.com. Severance Hall 2012-13
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Robert Franz Robert Franz is currently music director of the Boise Philharmonic and associate conductor of the Houston Symphony. He is making his Cleveland Orchestra debut this week. As music director of the Boise Philharmonic since 2008, Mr. Franz has increased community programming and collaborations, featuring both guest artists and a range of solo performances by the orchestra’s principal players and ensembles. The Idaho Education Committee recognized Franz’s passion for music education in March 2012 when they asked him to address the Idaho Legislature on the importance of music in education. This season, the Philharmonic is celebrating its 50th anniversary, including Mr. Franz conducting world premieres by composers Jake Heggie and David Earnest. A champion of new music, Mr. Franz has led world premieres and works by many living composers. During his tenure in Boise, Jennifer Higdon, Shulamit Ran, and Lawrence Dillon have served as composer-in-residence with the Philharmonic. As associate conductor of the Hous ton Symphony, Robert Franz leads the orchestra in a broad range of creative
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educational and family concerts. ASCAP has recognized Mr. Franz on two occasions for his advocacy in arts education. As a guest conductor, Mr. Franz has led performances of many orchestras across the United States, and, in addition to his current posts, he served as the music director of the Mansfield Symphony in Ohio (2003-10), resident conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic (2005-09), and associate conductor of the Louisville Orchestra (1997-2006). He also continues to serve as music director emeritus of the Carolina Chamber Symphony, an orchestra that he founded, and provides educational programming workshops at the National Repertory Orchestra during the summer. During his tenure, both the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in 2008 and the Louisville Orchestra in 2001 were awarded the Leonard Bernstein Award for Educational Programming. Robert Franz received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from the North Carolina School of the Arts. For more information, please visit www.robertfranz.com.
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Family Concert No. 2
SYMPHONY UNDER THE March 8
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The Cleveland Orchestra Robert Franz, conductor with special guests the Singing Angels “Hornpipe” from Water Music by george Frideric Handel “Russian Sailor’s Dance” from The Red Poppy by Reinhold Glière Overture to The Flying Dutchman by richard wagner “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” (arranged by Lucas Richman) “Sea Storm” from the opera Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten March: Hands Across the Sea by John philip sousa Selections from The Little Mermaid music by alan menken, lyrics by howard ashman
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“Part of Your World” “Under the Sea” “Kiss the Girl” “Happy Ending”
See the program insert for more about today’s performance and pre-concert activities.
The Family Concert Series is sponsored by The Giant Eagle Foundation.
The concert runs approximately one hour; musical selections subject to change.
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The Singing Angels
William C. Boehm, founding director
The Singing Angels, founded in 1964, is dedicated to youth development through the highest level of achievement in the performing arts. Since the group’s inception, the chorus has performed in over thirty countries, including five trips to the White House and three performances at the Vatican. In 2012, they performed by invitation in the St. Patrick’s Cathedral Guest Choir Series and received a Silver Diploma in the World Choir Games. They have performed with Celine Dion, Eartha Kitt, Kenny Rogers, Nancy Sinatra,
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Peabo Bryson, Jim Brickman, the Five Browns, and the U.S. Army Band. The Singing Angels perform in over 100 programs annually. They present two self-produced concerts each season, the Spring Benefit and a Holiday Spectacular, at the historically-renovated theaters of PlayhouseSquare — featuring a repertoire of Broadway show tunes, patriotic songs, spirituals, contemporary pop, and barbershop harmony. For more information, please visit www.singingangels.org.
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Musical Words: A Glossary We know that some musical terms may be new to you and your family. This glossary of words can help you talk about the music you hear at each Cleveland Orchestra Family Concert. Can you locate each instrument family on stage? Brass — instruments whose sound is produced by blowing into a cup-shaped mouthpiece Percussion — instruments whose sound is produced by shaking, striking together, or hitting with hands or mallets Strings — instruments whose sound is produced by plucking or by pulling a bow across stretched strings; this is the largest family in the orchestra Woodwinds — instruments whose sound is produced by a vibrating column of air enclosed in a pipe or tube; except for the flute and piccolo, the vibration is produced by blowing against a single or double “reed”
Can you hear when these different dynamics occur during the performance? Dynamics — variations in how loud or soft the music is
Here are some Italian words commonly used to describe different dynamics:
Crescendo — gradually louder Diminuendo — gradually softer Forte — loud Fortissimo — very loud Piano — soft Pianissimo — very soft
Can you pick out the following musical elements in each piece?
Rhythm — a combination of notes of varying lengths Beat — the pulse in music (when you tap your foot to music, you are “feeling the beat”) Meter — the organization of beats into repeating patterns, such as double (ONE two ONE two) or triple (ONE two three ONE two three) groupings or “measures” Syncopation — a shift of accent from the first beat of a measure to a beat that is not normally accented; this rhythm technique gives energy and excitement to the music Tempo — indicates how fast (or slow) the music is going; the speed of the beat Accelerando — getting faster; the word “accelerate” comes from this Italian word Adagio — slow, relaxed in tempo Allegro — fast, brisk Ritardando — slowing down the music Staccato — detached, very short sounds
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Michael Butterman Michael Butterman is music director of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra and the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, and is also serving as resident conductor with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. He is in his thirteenth season as principal conductor for education with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (the first position of its kind in the United States). He first conducted The Cleveland Orchestra in May 2012. In addition, Mr. Butterman appears as a guest conductor throughout the United States, including recent engagements with the orchestras of Detroit, Houston, Colorado, Oregon, Kansas City, Louisiana, and Hartford, and with Pensacola Opera. His summer appearances have included concerts at Tanglewood, Bravo! Vail Valley Festival, and the Wintergreen Music Festival. Michael Butterman gained international attention as a diploma laureate in the Prokofiev International Conducting Competition and as a finalist in the prestigious Besançon International Conducting Competition. As the 1999 recipient of the Seiji Ozawa Fellowship, he studied at Tanglewood with Ozawa, Robert Spano, and Jorma Panula, and shared the podium with Ozawa to lead the season’s opening concert.
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Mr. Butterman was associate conductor with the Jacksonville Symphony 2000-07 and for six seasons was music director of Opera Southwest in Albuquer que. He had previously served as director of orchestral studies at the Louisiana State University School of Music and principal conductor of the LSU Opera Theater. For two seasons, he was associate music director of Ohio Light Opera, conducting over thirty-five performances each summer. Mr. Butterman also served as served as music director of the Chamber Opera, Studio Opera, and Opera Workshop at the Indiana University School of Music. While there, he conducted an acclaimed production of Leonard Bernstein’s little-known musical 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in a series of performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. He was subsequently invited to New York at the request of the Bernstein estate to prepare a performance of a revised version of the work. For more information, please visit www. michaelbutterman.com.
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Family Concert No. 3
FABLES, FANTASY, and FOLKLORE May 12 Sunday
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The Cleveland Orchestra Michael Butterman, conductor “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt by Edvard GrieG “The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship” from Scheherazade by Nikolai rimsky-korsakov Overture to William Tell by Gioacchino rossiNI “Mambo” from West Side Story by Leonard bernstein “Aragonaise” from the opera Carmen by georges bizet “The Moldau,” a tale about a river, from Má Vlast [My Country] by Bedrich smetana v
“Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath” from Symphonie fantastique by hector berlioz See the program insert for more about today’s performance and pre-concert activities.
The Family Concert Series is sponsored by The Giant Eagle Foundation.
The concert runs approximately one hour; musical selections subject to change.
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STRINGS
Woodwinds
brass
percussion
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Families of the Orchestra
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Student Ticket Programs
“Under 18s Free,” Student Advantage membership, and Student Frequent FanCard offer affordable access to Cleveland Orchestra concerts all season long The Cleveland Orchestra is committed to developing one of the youngest audiences of any orchestra in the country. With the help of generous contributors, the Orchestra has expanded its discounted ticket offerings through several new programs. S T U DEN T ADVAN TAG E PR O G RAM
The Orchestra’s ongoing Student Advantage Program provides opportunities for students to attend Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall through discounted ticket offers. Membership in the Student Advantage Program is free. A new Student Frequent FanCard was introduced this season. Priced at $50, the FanCard offers students unlimited single tickets (one per FanCard holder) to weekly Classical Subscription Concerts all season long. “ U n d e r 1 8 s F REE ”
Introduced for Blossom Festival concerts two summers ago, the “Under 18s Free” program now includes select Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall each season. This program offers free tickets (one per regular-priced adult paid admission) to young people ages 7-17 to the Orchestra’s Fridays@7, Friday Morning at 11, and Sunday Afternoon at 3 concerts. All of these programs are supported by The Cleveland Orchestra’s Center for Future Audiences and the Alexander and Sarah Cutler Fund for Student Audiences. The Center for Future Audiences was created with a $20 million lead endowment gift from the Maltz Family Foundation to develop new generations of audiences for Cleveland Orchestra concerts in Northeast Ohio. In the opening two months of the current Severance Hall season, nearly 20% of the audience was students attending Cleveland Orchestra concerts through these various programs and offers. Severance Hall 2012-13
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All in the Families! Unscramble the letters to name the four families of instruments, then unscramble each instrument in the family.
IGRSNTS __ ______________________________________________ OLIVA __ ______________________________________________ IVINLO __ ______________________________________________ ASBS __ ______________________________________________ PAHR __ ______________________________________________ ELLOC __ ______________________________________________ SIPCSUOREN ______________________________________________ BLMCASY _________________________________________________ RTBNEAIMOU ______________________________________________ IIPTNAM __________________________________________________ SCHMIE __ _________________________________________________ EELTCAS __________________________________________________ NOGG ____________________________________________________ EGIALTNR _________________________________________________ ACRMSAA _________________________________________________ NPHLYXOOE _______________________________________________ NAPIO __ __________________________________________________ ASNRE MRDU ______________________________________________ SSTTCNAAE _ ______________________________________________ SABS MURD _ ______________________________________________ sarbs ___________________________________________ CHFNER rOnh ___________________________________________ BTUA_ __________________________________________ MUTRETP ___________________________________________ MOTOrBEN ___________________________________________ SODDWWINO _____________________________________________ TRANCLIE __ _______________________________________________ lUTfe ____________________________________________________ GHEISNL RNHO ____________________________________________ SOSABON __ _______________________________________________ OHOXNPAES _ _____________________________________________ BOOE _ ___________________________________________________ ARNTCOSSBONOA _ ________________________________________ COOCPIL _ ________________________________________________
STRINGS viola violin bass harp cello
maracas xylophone piano snare drum castanets bass drum
BRASS French horn tuba trumpet trombone
WOODWINDS clarinet flute english horn bassoon saxophone oboe contrabassoon piccolo
Unscramble the Words
PERCUSSION cymbals tambourine timpani chimes celesta gong triangle
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The Cleveland Orchestra: Educating the Future The Cleveland Orchestra draws together traditional and new programs to deepen connections with young audiences across Northeast Ohio are just one part of a broad array of educational programs presented by The Cleveland Orchestra to nurture a love of music for a lifetime! Other programs include PNC Musical Rainbows, introducing the instruments of the orchestra to preschoolers; the PNC Grow Up Great program, using music to support school readiness skills in inner-city preschools; Cleveland Orchestra Education Concerts, which bring more than 17,000 school children to historic Severance Hall each year; Cleveland Orchestra In-School Performances annually in area high schools, Music Mentors and Music Masters, supporting area school music programs through coachings, clinics, and masterclasses; the Learning Through Music school partnership program, integrating music across the curriculum; and performance ensembles to nurture aspiring young musicians. For more information, please call the Orchestra’s Department of Education and Community Programs at 216-231-7355, or visit clevelandorchestra.com.
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FAM I LY C O N C ER T S
Franz Welser-Möst leads a concert at John Hay High School. Through such In-School Performances and Education Concerts at Severance Hall, The Cleveland Orchestra introduced more than 4 million young people to symphonic music over the past nine decades. Severance Hall 2012-13
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El Sistema@Rainey performing at Severance Hall. The initiative is an intensive after-school orchestral music program launched in September 2011 by Cleveland Orchestra violinist Isabel Trautwein and Cleveland’s Rainey Institute. Modeled after the national Venezuelan program El Sistema (“the system”), the initiative emphasizes community-based orchestra training from a young age, with a focus on making music fun and inspiring young musicians with a passion for music and for life. The Cleveland Orchestra and education partner Conn-Selmer are the official providers of instruments for the El Sistema@Rainey program, with instrument support from Royalton Music for El Sistema@Rainey Summer Camp.
Through the PNC Musical Rainbows series at Severance Hall, Cleveland Orchestra musicians introduce nearly 10,000 preschoolers each year to the instruments of the orchestra.
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Cleveland Orchestra bassist Mark Atherton with classroom students at Cleveland’s Mayfair Elementary School, part of the Learning Through Music program that fosters the use of music and the arts to support general classroom learning. Education & Community
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O R C H E S T R A THANK YOU The Cleveland Orchestra’s Education programs are made possible by many generous individuals, foundations, and corporations, including:
PROGRAM FUNDERS The Abington Foundation The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation Cleveland Clinic The Cleveland Foundation Conn-Selmer, Inc. Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Dominion Foundation The Giant Eagle Foundation Muna & Basem Hishmeh Foundation Invacare Corporation Martha Holden Jennings Foundation The Laub Foundation The Lincoln Electric Foundation The Lubrizol Corporation The Nord Family Foundation Ohio Arts Council PNC The Reinberger Foundation Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation The Sherwin-Williams Foundation The South Waite Foundation Surdna Foundation Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust The Edward & Ruth Wilkof Foundation Endowment Funds and FUNDERS Hope and Stanley I. Adelstein Anonymous Kathleen L. Barber Mr. Roger G. Berk In memory of Anna B. Body Isabelle and Ronald Brown Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr. Glenn R. Brown Roberta R. Calderwood Alice B. Cull Memorial Fund Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Emrick, Jr. Charles and Marguerite C. Galanie Mr. David J. Golden The George Gund Foundation Dorothy Humel Hovorka Mr. James J. Hummer Frank and Margaret Hyncik Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation Alfred Lerner In-School Performance Fund Mr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Meisel Christine Gitlin Miles Mr. and Mrs. David T. Morganthaler Morley Fund for Pre-school Education Pysht Fund The Ratner, Miller, and Shafran Families and Forest City Enterprises, Inc. In memory of Georg Solti The William N. Skirball Endowment Jules and Ruth Vinney Youth Orchestra Touring Fund
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Cleveland Orchestra flutist Marisela Sager working with pre-school students as part of PNC Grow Up Great, a program utilizing music to support pre-literacy and school readiness skills.
More than 1,200 talented young musicians have performed as members of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra in the quarter century since its founding in 1986.
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T H E M u sic al Arts Association
as of September 2012
operating The Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall, and Blossom Festival
O fficer s a n d exe cuti ve co mm itt ee Dennis W. LaBarre, President Richard J. Bogomolny, Chairman The Honorable John D. Ong, Vice President
Norma Lerner, Honorary Chair Raymond T. Sawyer, Secretary Beth E. Mooney, Treasurer
Jeanette Grasselli Brown Alexander M. Cutler Matthew V. Crawford Michael J. Horvitz Douglas A. Kern
Virginia M. Lindseth Alex Machaskee Nancy W. McCann John C. Morley Larry Pollock
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Audrey Gilbert Ratner Barbara S. Robinson
r esi d en t tr ust ees George N. Aronoff Dr. Ronald H. Bell Richard J. Bogomolny Charles P. Bolton Jeanette Grasselli Brown Helen Rankin Butler Scott Chaikin Paul G. Clark Owen M. Colligan Robert D. Conrad Matthew V. Crawford Alexander M. Cutler Terrance C. Z. Egger Hiroyuki Fujita Paul G. Greig Robert K. Gudbranson Iris Harvie Jeffrey A. Healy Stephen H. Hoffman David J. Hooker Michael J. Horvitz Marguerite B. Humphrey David P. Hunt
Christopher Hyland James D. Ireland III Trevor O. Jones Betsy Juliano Jean C. Kalberer Nancy F. Keithley Douglas A. Kern John D. Koch S. Lee Kohrman Charlotte R. Kramer Dennis W. LaBarre Norma Lerner Virginia M. Lindseth Alex Machaskee Robert P. Madison Nancy W. McCann Thomas F. McKee Beth E. Mooney John C. Morley Donald W. Morrison Meg Fulton Mueller Gary A. Oatey Katherine T. O’Neill
The Honorable John D. Ong Larry Pollock Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Clara T. Rankin Audrey Gilbert Ratner Charles A. Ratner James S. Reid, Jr. Barbara S. Robinson Paul Rose Steven M. Ross Raymond T. Sawyer Luci Schey Neil Sethi Hewitt B. Shaw, Jr. Richard K. Smucker R. Thomas Stanton Thomas A. Waltermire Geraldine B. Warner Paul E. Westlake Jr. David A. Wolfort
Non - r esi d en t truS t ees Virginia Nord Barbato (NY) Wolfgang C. Berndt (Austria) Laurel Blossom (SC)
Richard C. Gridley (SC) George Gund III (CA) Loren W. Hershey (DC)
Herbert Kloiber (Germany) Ludwig Scharinger (Austria)
tr ust ee s ex-officio Faye A. Heston, President, Volunteer Council of The Cleveland Orchestra Beth Schreibman Gehring, President, Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra Ruth Ann Krutz, State Chair, Blossom Women’s Committee tr u S tee s em e riti Clifford J. Isroff Samuel H. Miller David L. Simon pa st p r esi d en ts D. Z. Norton 1915-21 John L. Severance 1921-36 Dudley S. Blossom 1936-38 Thomas L. Sidlo 1939-53
Carolyn Dessin, Chair, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Operating Committee Dr. Lester Lefton, President, Kent State University Barbara R. Snyder, President, Case Western Reserve University
ho n o rary trustees for life Allen H. Ford Gay Cull Addicott Robert W. Gillespie Francis J. Callahan Dorothy Humel Hovorka Mrs. Webb Chamberlain Robert F. Meyerson Oliver F. Emerson Percy W. Brown 1953-55 Frank E. Taplin, Jr. 1955-57 Frank E. Joseph 1957-68 Alfred M. Rankin 1968-83
Ward Smith 1983-95 Richard J. Bogomolny 1995-2002, 2008-09 James D. Ireland III 2002-08
T H E C LEVELAND O R C H E S T R A Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director
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Opportunities to Perform believes in the power of music to transform lives. The Orchestra sponsors several ensembles for student singers or instrumentalists looking to pursue their interest in music. Students selected through auditions have the unparalleled opportunity to work closely week in and week out with professional musicians and conductors, who immerse them in the high standards and traditions of artistic excellence of a world-class orchestra. In addition to significant skill-building and beautiful music-making — and the academic and developmental benefits that come with rigorous music study — participants forge lifelong friendships and come to regard Severance Hall as their musical home. T H E C LEVELAND o r ch e st r a
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Founded in 1986, the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra provides a unique prej a m e s f e d d e ck . music director professional experience for musicians in grades 7-12. Players rehearse weekly and perform in Severance Hall, are directed by a member of The Cleveland Orchestra’s conducting staff, and receive coaching from Cleveland Orchestra musicians. Membership is by competitive auditions held in May. For information, please call the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra at 216-231-7352 or visit www.ClevelandOrchestraYouthOrchestra.com.
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The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus was founded in 1991 to help raise awareness L i s a W O N G . director of choral music-making in the schools of Northeast Ohio and to encourage more students to continue their choral activities through college and into adulthood. Members of the Youth Chorus have the opportunity to perform concerts in the greater Cleveland community as well as onstage at Severance Hall alongside their colleagues in the Youth Orchestra. Members of the Youth Chorus are chosen through auditions. For more information, please call the Chorus Office at 216-231-7374 or email chorus@clevelandorchestra.com.
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The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s ChoCH I LDREN’S CHORUS rus was founded in 1967 and is comprised Ann u s h e r . director of students in grades 6-9. The group performs regularly with The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Orchestra Chorus. The Children’s Preparatory Chorus is comprised of students in grades 5-8 and collaborates with the Children’s Chorus in two concerts each season. Participation in each ensemble helps students develop their leadership skills through music and works to strengthen their abilities for future musical experiences. For more information, please call the Chorus Office at 216-231-7374 or email chorus@clevelandorchestra.com. Severance Hall 2012-13
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Late Seating As a courtesy to the audience members and musicians in the hall, late-arriving patrons are asked to wait quietly until the first convenient break in the program, when ushers will help you to your seats. These seating breaks are at the discretion of the House Manager in consultation with the performing artists. Pagers, Cell Phones, and wristwatch alarms All electronic and mechanical devices — including pagers, cellular telephones, and wristwatch alarms — must be turned off while in the concert hall.
of the world’s most beautiful concert halls, Severance Hall has been home to The Cleveland Orchestra since its opening on February 5, 1931. After that first concert, a Cleveland newspaper editorial stated: “We believe that Mr. Severance intended to build a temple to music, and not a temple to wealth; and we believe it is his intention that all music lovers should be welcome there.” John Long Severance (president of the Musical Arts Association, 1921-1936) and his wife, Elisabeth, donated the funds necessary to erect this magnificent building. Designed by Walker & Weeks, its elegant Georgian exterior was constructed to harmonize with the classical architecture of other prominent buildings in the University Circle area. The interior of the building reflects a combination of design styles, including Art Deco, Egyptian Revival, Classicism, and Modernism. An extensive renovation, restoration, and expansion of the facility was completed in January 2000. h a i l e d a s o n e
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Photography, Videography, and Recording At all times, cameras and tape recorders must be kept outside the concert hall. For the safety of guests and performers, photography and videography are strictly prohibited. In the Event of an Emergency Contact an usher or a member of house staff if you require medical assistance. Emergency exits are clearly marked throughout the building. Ushers and house staff will provide instructions in the event of an emergency. age restrictions Regardless of age, each person must have a ticket and be able to sit quietly in a seat throughout the performance. Season subscription concerts are not recommended for children under the age of 8. However, there are several age-appropriate series designed specifically for children and youth, including: Musical Rainbows, (recommended for children 3 to 6 years old), and Family Concerts (for ages 7 and older). crying CHILD? We understand that sometimes young children cannot sit quietly through a one-hour concert and need to get up and move or talk freely. For the listening enjoyment of those around you, we respectfully ask that you and your active child step out of the concert hall to stretch your legs (and baby’s lungs). An usher will gladly help you return to your seat at an appropriate break. Severance Hall
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A portrait of Wolfgang Amadè Mozart, painted in 1819 by Barbara Kraft, based on paintings created during the composer’s lifetime
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I cannot write in verse, for I am no poet. I cannot arrange the parts of speech with such art as to produce effects of light and shade, for I am no painter. Even by signs and gestures I cannot express my thoughts and feelings, for I am no dancer. But I can do so by means of sound, for I am a musician.
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—W. A. Mozart, November 1777
T he C leveland O rchestra Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director James Feddeck, Assistant Conductor Gary Hanson, Executive Director Departm ent of Education and Com m unity Programs Joan Katz Napoli, Director Sandra Jones, Manager, Education and Family Concerts Meaghan Heinrich, Manager, Learning Programs and Community Engagement Ashley Smith, Manager, Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra Erika Richter, Education and Community Programs Coordinator
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